IRAQI SHABBAT CHICKEN

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My husband's family come from Iraq and when I was first married, my mother-in-law taught me how to make this delicious dish. It takes a long time to cook but it is not labour intensive - believe me the taste is worth the long wait for dinner!

Provided by Janette1

Categories     Whole Chicken

Time 6h10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 whole stewing chicken
300 g tomato puree
300 g okra
1 lemon
500 g basmati rice
2 onions
1 liter water

Steps:

  • Chop onions and place in a large oven casserole dish adding tomato puree and about 1 litre of water.
  • Place chicken on top of onions and put into a pre-heated oven at about 150C for about 3 1/2 hours.
  • When cooked, remove chicken and place to one side.
  • Take half the juices with the puree and onions and put into a saucepan. Add the okra, salt, pepper and lemon juice and bring to the boil, simmer gently for 30 minutes. If tinned okra is used, drain well before use.
  • Wash Basmati rice throughly and add to the rest of the juices in the casserole dish, add some more water to just cover and place back into the oven to cook for a further 1 hour.
  • When the rice is cooked, portion up the chicken and add to the top of the rice and cook for a further 1/2 hour.
  • The rice is now a wonderful reddy/golden colour with the taste of the chicken infused.
  • Serve altogether with the Okra sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 704.1, Fat 29.6, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 94.2, Sodium 123, Carbohydrate 78, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 5.3, Protein 32.3

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